Fall 1998 Yves Saint Laurent Black Strapless Gold & Black Cord Dress w Side Bows designer-leonard-paris Autumn-winter 1977 haute couture collection

Autumn-winter 1977 haute couture collection

Curved panels of fabric create his signature shaping to the body

The colours are muted and soft and as the print layers over itself it becomes even more beautiful

handset painted metal zip

many of the looks had the ashy appearance of clothes that had weathered a natural disaster because they'd been packed tightly in a trunk

Fall 1998 Yves Saint Laurent Black Strapless Gold & Black Cord Dress w Side Bows designer-leonard-paris Autumn-winter 1977 haute couture collectionThis incredible dress is from the Fall 1998 collection and its twin walked the runway that season. It is incredibly sexy and it feels very French. This one has the added modern provenance of being the actual dress worn Adria Arjona for the 2018 Gold Globes season. We have included a shot of her in the dress so you can see how it looks on the body. The dress is gorgeous and the fabric itself is part of what makes it so fabulous. The top layer of fabric